Gods in the desert : religions of the ancient Near East /
Holland, Glenn Stanfield, 1952-,
Gods in the desert : religions of the ancient Near East / Glenn S. Holland. - first pbk. edition. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2010. - xxx, 309 pages : illistrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Religion and its characteristic expression -- Egypt : historical survey -- Egypt : the gods and the world they made -- Egypt : the king and royal power -- Egypt : the world of the dead -- Egypt : the human world -- Mesopotamia : historical survey -- Mesopotamia : the gods and the world they made -- Mesopotamia : the world of kings and heroes -- Mesopotamia : the world of the dead -- Mesopotamia : the human world -- Syria-Palestine : historical survey -- Syria-Palestine : the gods and the world they made -- Syria-Palestine : kings and prophets -- Syria-Palestine : suffering and death -- Syria-Palestine : the human world -- Change and continuity in the Hellenistic Age.
Explores the religious practices and traditions of ancient Middle Eastern cultures, discussing pyramids, tombs, and Egyptian temples, and describing the gods, rulers, beliefs about afterlife, and worship rituals of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine.
9780742562271
BL1060 / .G637 2010 BL1060
Gods in the desert : religions of the ancient Near East / Glenn S. Holland. - first pbk. edition. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2010. - xxx, 309 pages : illistrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Religion and its characteristic expression -- Egypt : historical survey -- Egypt : the gods and the world they made -- Egypt : the king and royal power -- Egypt : the world of the dead -- Egypt : the human world -- Mesopotamia : historical survey -- Mesopotamia : the gods and the world they made -- Mesopotamia : the world of kings and heroes -- Mesopotamia : the world of the dead -- Mesopotamia : the human world -- Syria-Palestine : historical survey -- Syria-Palestine : the gods and the world they made -- Syria-Palestine : kings and prophets -- Syria-Palestine : suffering and death -- Syria-Palestine : the human world -- Change and continuity in the Hellenistic Age.
Explores the religious practices and traditions of ancient Middle Eastern cultures, discussing pyramids, tombs, and Egyptian temples, and describing the gods, rulers, beliefs about afterlife, and worship rituals of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Syria-Palestine.
9780742562271
BL1060 / .G637 2010 BL1060